Necktie-holder.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

W. B. SMITH. NEOKTIE HOLDER. APPLICATION IILED JULY 21. 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

NECKTIE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 788,338, dated April25, 1905.

Application filed July 21, 1904. Serial No. 217,560.

T0 to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LVVILLIAM B. SMITI-I,acitizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Holders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective deviceindependent of the necktie and adapted for removable engagement with theshank of the collar button, whereby a four-in-hand or string tie, with aband to encircle the neck, can be readily and securely held in theposition desired.

To that end my invention consists of a novel construction for thepurpose desired, which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved device.Fig. 2 is a top plan View of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe same, showing its removable engagement with the shank of acollar-button.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that my device is preferablymade from a single piece of spring-wire and constructed substantially asfollows:

1 is the upper loop, open at the bottom, which receives and holds theshank of the collar-button.

2 2 are parallel vertical spring extensions of the loop 1, between whichthe shank of the collar-button is sprung upwardly into the engaging loop1.

3 Sare side loops forming steadying-wings which lie near the plane ofthe loop 1. The upper and outer ends 4 4 of the loops 3 3 convergeinwardly and are then bent upwardly to form the parallel extensions 5 5,which rise to the height of the loop 1. From the upper ends of theseextensions 5 5 extend the penetrating-prongs 6 6, which lie in a planelocated at rightangles to the plane in which the holding-loop 1 lies,preferably diverging, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thesepenetratingprongs are threaded or roughened, as at 7 In operation theholder just described is adjusted in operative engagement with the shank8 of the collar-button 9. The four-in-hand or string tieor the made-uptie, with its band, is arranged around the neck of the wearer, and theprongs 6 6 are then temporarily forced into the material of the tie.Before the temporary insertion of the diverging prongs they can beslightly drawn together and when within the material their naturalresiliency will assist in preventing the accidental disengagement of thetie; but under ordinary circumstances the threaded or roughened portions7 of the prongs will form a sufiicient resistance to their accidentalwithdrawal. In this manner the necktie can be adjusted and securely heldmany desired position as to height either with a stand-up or turn-downcollar, the collar-button being safely hid from-view. The action ofengagement or disengagement is rapid and easily accomplished and therange of adjustment of the tie is not limited.

I claim 1. An independent necktie-holder for adjusting and holding thetie in any desired position consisting of a holding-loop, open at thebottom, for removable engagement with the shank of the collar-button,parallel vertical spring extensions of the loop, between which the shankof the collar-button is sprung upwardly into the holding-loop, sidesteadyingloops near the plane of the holding-loop and penetrating-prongswhich lie in a plane located at right angles to the plane in which theholding-loop lies, for temporary holding insertion within the materialof the tie, as and for the purpose stated.

2. An independent necktie-holder for adjusting and holding the tie inany desired position consisting of a holding-loop, open at the bottom,for removable engagement with the shank of the collar-button, parallelvertical spring extensions of the loop, between which In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftWo sub- IO serlblng wltnesses.

WILLIAM B. SMITH.

Witnesses:

H. S. MORELAND, W. T. MILLER.

